Wednesday A.M. Update
The Dodge Fire, a wind-driven blaze on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in a remote part of Lassen County, has grown to 10,700 acres and is now 25 percent contained by fire lines.
Named for nearby Dodge Reservoir, the fire started Monday, August 4th, at about 2:00p.m. The cause is under investigation. There are a few isolated ranching cabins in the fire area about 17 miles northeast of Ravendale, but none have been damaged.
Officials at the Susanville Interagency Fire Center said fire behavior moderated overnight Tuesday and crews were able to make progress on fire line construction. There are three crews, seven fire engines, five bulldozers and two helicopters assigned. There are 115 firefighters working on the fire.
A type 3 incident management team will take over management of the fire today.
The fire is burning in an area that provides habitat for greater sage-grouse, wildlife, and wild horse and burro herds. It has burned general management habitat for sage-grouse, but has not burned priority habitat.
Information on the fire will be updated periodically on Inciweb, the national incident information website, http://inciweb.nwcg.gov.
SIFC officials said it is critical that people are careful with any outdoor use of fire, as fire dangers are escalating quickly because of drought effects and hot, windy weather. Firefighting resources are stretched thin because of wildfires burning across northern California.
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